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Re: Re: AREA TEST PIECES......

The topic of Brass instrumentation has been a thorny
one for years.  In order to be directly competetive we
all must have the same instrumentation, no deviation.

Percussion, quite wrongly has always been seen as an
embellishment, to some of the older members of the
fraternity, so it is refreshing that a young composer
such as Simon Dobson has chosen to make the percussion
parts as interesting as possible, obviously valuing
the perc as an important factor in a brass band line
up.

Bands do go on with players short, and often this
means that the fullest interpretation is not possible.
 At the lower level finding the players is stiff but
not impossible. I cite the example of the Midlands
area Long Eaton Brass Band, who were down to 6 players
and now are oversubscribed.

It is sad when a band feel they cannot do justice to
the piece cos of shortages, but the emphasis has to be
on pieces written for the brass band structure, not
cater for the bands that sadly suffer due to lack of
players.

Hopefully the band you refer to Keith, will see better
times in the very near future, a shame they can't
compete this time around.

Rich Walker - Trom, Carlton Main Frickley
 

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